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Offline Mart 'n' Al

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A cryptic puzzle on a headstone
« on: Sunday 16 July 17 22:20 BST (UK) »

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Re: A cryptic puzzle on a headstone
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 16 July 17 22:24 BST (UK) »
... Looks like a word search puzzle!    ;). Interesting, thanks for posting!
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Re: A cryptic puzzle on a headstone
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 16 July 17 23:20 BST (UK) »
Cool!
England: Barnett; Beaumont; Christy; George; Holland; Parker; Pope; Salisbury
Scotland: Currie; Curror; Dobson; Muir; Oliver; Pryde; Turnbull; Wilson
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Re: A cryptic puzzle on a headstone
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 16 July 17 23:54 BST (UK) »
He may have been grieving but sure had a sense of humour  ;)

It's probably easier for some on here to decode than knocking down their brick walls  :-\

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Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

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Re: A cryptic puzzle on a headstone
« Reply #4 on: Monday 17 July 17 05:25 BST (UK) »
Certainly different! Thanks for posting :D
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